About Us

What is Arakan Oil Watch?

Arakan Oil Watch (AOW) is an independent, community-based, non-governmental organization operating in Burma. Founded in 2006, the organization’s mission is to ensure that community rights, livelihoods, and environments are guaranteed and protected, and to monitor the activities of multinational oil and gas projects and their human rights, environmental, and financial impacts in Arakan State and the country of Burma. AOW is an active member of Oilwatch Southeast Asia, and networks with a variety of Burma-based organizations and international NGOs that monitor resource extraction and impact.

Mission:

The mission of Arakan Oil Watch (AOW) is to ensure that community rights, livelihoods, and environments are guaranteed and protected, and to monitor the activities of multinational oil and gas projects and their human rights, environmental, and financial impacts in Arakan State and the country of Burma.